Org. Structure, specialization & Coordination

Functional structure

Regain control

increase vertical differentiation

increase horizontal differentiation

increase integration

Main topic

Structures

self-contained

matrix

multidivisional matrix

hybrid

transfer price

Control Problems

Communications

Measurement

Location

Customer

Strategic

Convert to divisional structure if

increase in vertical differentiation

increase in horizontal differtiation

increase in integration

Divisional - Product structures

multidivisional

advantages

increased org. effectiveness

increased control

profitable growth

internal labor market

disadvantages

managing the corp-divisional relationship

coordination problems betweens divs

transfer pricing

bureaucratic costs

communication problems

product division

product team

Divisional - Geographic structure

Divisional - Market structure

Network - structure

Boundaryless structure